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The Decline Of Anglo-American Civil Jury Trial Practice, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
The Decline Of Anglo-American Civil Jury Trial Practice, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
SMU Law Review
This article provides a brief historical explanation of the role that juries have played in Anglo-American civil trial practice. In doing so, the article documents the rise and fall of jury trial practice as a mechanism for resolving civil disputes in both England and America. The article explains how the modern rules of procedure and procedural statutes promote resolving disputes through pretrial litigation procedures at the expense of resolving disputes by jury trial.
The article begins with a description of the use of juries in England at the end of the twelfth century and continues until the near disappearance of …